| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Joseph Simon buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Travis Craig | 32-31 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Rodney Walden connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Travis Craig | 34-31 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport hits a runner from the right block | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Rodney Walden clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Dana Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Leo Hatten steps in front of the Dana Echols pass | 34-33 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Rodney Walden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Leo Hatten tips it but misses | 34-33 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Leo Hatten snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | Travis Craig drills a shot from the right side set up by Michael Wagner | 36-33 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport hits a turnaround in the lane | 36-35 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brian Smith | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dana Echols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Steven Digiacomo steals the ball from Michael Wagner | 36-38 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport blows the dunk but he's hacked by Joseph Simon - foul #3 on Joseph Simon, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), Randolph Maly (SG), John Ellis (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF) Brian Smith, George Brown, Steven Digiacomo, Dana Echols | |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Simon | 36-39 |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Eddie Davenport blocks the short jumper by Joseph Simon | 36-39 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | Michael Wagner snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Joseph Simon drills a jump hook in the lane | 38-39 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Travis Craig - foul #1 on Travis Craig, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SG), Steven Digiacomo (SF) Randolph Maly, John Ellis | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport knocks in the floater from close range set up by George Brown | 38-42 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Rodney Walden lays it in | 40-42 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Wagner | 40-42 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), Dana Echols (PF), George Price (C) Jason Young, Timothy Clayton, Eddie Davenport | |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Joseph Simon comes up short on the shot near the basket | 40-42 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | George Brown loses the dribble to Joseph Simon | 40-42 |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Travis Craig connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Michael Wagner is called for the reach on Dana Echols - foul #1 on Michael Wagner, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF), Steven Hensley (C) Leo Hatten, Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Michael Wagner (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mills (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Hensley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Price (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Brian Smith comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodney Walden - foul #2 on Rodney Walden, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Brian Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | David Mills tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Steven Hensley snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | Steven Hensley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elmer Mills (PG), Samuel Bateman (SG), Leo Hatten (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Travis Craig, Rodney Walden, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randolph Maly (SG) George Brown | |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Dana Echols is whistled for traveling | 45-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport (C) George Price | |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Joseph Simon knocks in the runner from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Dana Echols misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Eddie Davenport is denied by Joseph Simon | 47-44 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Leo Hatten denies the turnaround by Brian Smith | 47-44 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly tips it in | 47-46 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Digiacomo - foul #2 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF) Elmer Mills, Samuel Bateman, Leo Hatten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), George Brown (SG), John Ellis (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Brian Smith, Randolph Maly, Steven Digiacomo, Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Jason Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-46 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | David Mills snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Michael Wagner is hacked by John Ellis - foul #1 on John Ellis, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Hensley (C) Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Hensley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Ellis (fresh) PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) C - George Price (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is fouled on the floor by George Price - foul #2 on George Price, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Steven Hensley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SF), Eddie Davenport (C) Jason Young, John Ellis, George Price | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport blows the layup | 49-46 |
| 06:30 | Auburn | Travis Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | George Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Wagner - foul #2 on Michael Wagner, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Hatten (PF), Joseph Simon (C) David Mills, Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dana Echols (PF) Timothy Clayton | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses the layup against the doubleteam | 49-46 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Joseph Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Rodney Walden can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Michael Wagner grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Travis Craig and the foul's on Eddie Davenport - foul #1 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Travis Craig drills a 3 from straight away | 55-49 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is fouled on the floor by Leo Hatten - foul #2 on Leo Hatten, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), John Ellis (SF), George Price (C) Brian Smith, Steven Digiacomo, Eddie Davenport | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Jason Young hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 03:20 | Auburn | David Mills makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Rodney Walden | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Simon (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Young (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Ellis (fresh) PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Price (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | George Brown buries a floater from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | David Mills is fouled on the floor by John Ellis - foul #2 on John Ellis, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (C) Rodney Walden, Leo Hatten, Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), Randolph Maly (SG), Steven Digiacomo (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Jason Young, George Brown, John Ellis, Dana Echols, George Price | |
| 02:14 | Auburn | A charge is called on Travis Craig - foul #2 on Travis Craig, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Leo Hatten (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Samuel Bateman, David Mills, Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SG), Dana Echols (PF) Randolph Maly, Timothy Clayton | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Michael Wagner steals it from Steven Digiacomo | 57-53 |
| 01:07 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Joseph Simon hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | George Brown loses the dribble to Travis Craig | 59-53 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Travis Craig lays it up and in | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Joseph Simon gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Joseph Simon is hacked by George Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elmer Mills (PG), David Mills (SF) Travis Craig, Michael Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport hits the follow up shot | 63-55 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Elmer Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Smith - foul #1 on Brian Smith, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Elmer Mills makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Elmer Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-57 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is hacked by Brian Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Dana Echols grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brian Smith | 66-60 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Smith - foul #3 on Brian Smith, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-60 |